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congresswoman brown. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator boxer is not here. it is not anyone in this room but there happen to be on this conference and many members in the house, not anyone in this room constantly goes to the floor and tells about the senate and i say thank god for the united states senate particularly with the transportation bill. they set the example. and not putting issues germane to the transportation bill. transportation is the engine that put america to work. the competition is already there. the chinese $50 billion in transit and what we are trying for the first time since ronald reagan, cut the funding for transit. there are many areas we could agree on, one stop for the process that we could cut down on the amount of time for project. let me take this time to say i support amtrak 100%. twenty-nine million passengers. we need to continue to invest in it. what our country needs is a surface transportation bill that strengthens our infrastructure and as someone was talking about, walking of the walk. putting the american people to work.
congresswoman brown. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator boxer is not here. it is not anyone in this room but there happen to be on this conference and many members in the house, not anyone in this room constantly goes to the floor and tells about the senate and i say thank god for the united states senate particularly with the transportation bill. they set the example. and not putting issues germane to the transportation bill. transportation is the engine that put america to work. the...
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found, almost delirious ironies, individuals, there's one story in the 1840s of an individual, john brown dylan in indiana who stood before a crowd and gave a speech called the decline to miami. essential to what he was arguing was, you know, that it was really sad. what was interesting to me was there's documentation that miami community members were standing there in the crowd listening to this guy limit the fact that they were no longer there. and so it's the irony that i found i kept finding over and over again that maybe want to investigate it further. >> oklahoma city is the of the 1995 attack of the murrah building by timothy mcveigh. booktv visits the city to share the local literary culture of the area. >> hi. my name is joe entered and the acting curator of the john and mary nichols rare books and special collections at the university of oklahoma. this is a wonderful collection that was named in honor of john and mr. nichols the on the other longtime service to the university and to libraries. with the generous support we have established this collection on the campus of univers
found, almost delirious ironies, individuals, there's one story in the 1840s of an individual, john brown dylan in indiana who stood before a crowd and gave a speech called the decline to miami. essential to what he was arguing was, you know, that it was really sad. what was interesting to me was there's documentation that miami community members were standing there in the crowd listening to this guy limit the fact that they were no longer there. and so it's the irony that i found i kept...
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brown, wasn't he? >> my understanding of how news international works in terms of appointments of editors is that he would not have involved a conversation to either that stage by the way because it was sometime after that that rebekah was promoted, quite sometime after that. and also i just didn't believe it. i came away believing that this was an attempt by mr. brown to sort of impress on me his closeness to mr. murdoch. and i, quite frankly i didn't believe it. >> it was certainly an attempt by mr. brown to impress on you his proximity to mr. murdoch. that's clear. that was the strong message he was transmitting to you. his two predictions were right, weren't they? >> his two predictions were right. i did become the editor of "the sun." i would say his predictions go, -- [inaudible] >> you might have become the rebekah was promoted, took the -- >> she was sometime later, yes. >> you refer then to mr. osborne, you say you met with him in 2005, this is paragraph 37 -- >> yes. >> did you get on well wi
brown, wasn't he? >> my understanding of how news international works in terms of appointments of editors is that he would not have involved a conversation to either that stage by the way because it was sometime after that that rebekah was promoted, quite sometime after that. and also i just didn't believe it. i came away believing that this was an attempt by mr. brown to sort of impress on me his closeness to mr. murdoch. and i, quite frankly i didn't believe it. >> it was...
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brown. is that fair? you did say your list may not be complete in relation to mr. brown. >> i know my list is not complete. i am not sure. i'm sure tony blair had to release the formal and informal meetings and i'm pretty sure if they have, there will be meetings at downing street with mr. brown from that. in may, right up until september. i don't know how many there are. >> the topic of conversation on the third of may 2009 to remember any specific events. did it cover political issues? >> it was done in general terms. there were people at the lunch, but again late 2009, i'm not quite sure that my memory is correct, but i am pretty sure the european constitution debate what shall we say at large as well as afghanistan at the time. so they may have been two of the issues. >> we know on the ninth of september 2009, mr. james murdoch called mr. cameron is the drink of the george that "the sun" was support the conservative party in the next election and the headline was on the front page. i thi
brown. is that fair? you did say your list may not be complete in relation to mr. brown. >> i know my list is not complete. i am not sure. i'm sure tony blair had to release the formal and informal meetings and i'm pretty sure if they have, there will be meetings at downing street with mr. brown from that. in may, right up until september. i don't know how many there are. >> the topic of conversation on the third of may 2009 to remember any specific events. did it cover political...
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this, of course, is a shot on the titanic taken by frances brown. the photograph, there are very few photographs actually taken on the titanic. so as frank is waiting paillette satanic to arrive, he had taken the six hour train trip from the guard tent and paris to become on his second stop, had boarded. was planning to dine with them and was rooting for the septic across. here he is talking with two other men. we don't know who they are. this very famous photograph. i got a very good printed it. great expense home. you can clearly see that he has gained some weight. looks to me like he is wearing his military uniform. he loves to wear uniforms. he is with two men. this one man is looking back at the camera. we don't know who they are. but it certainly looks to me like they're looking at a book or looking at something. could be a passenger list. it could be anything. i wonder if this could possibly be george and harry whitener and that harry wagner is showing archie the famous copy. as you well know, a book collector. his memory for his book collect
this, of course, is a shot on the titanic taken by frances brown. the photograph, there are very few photographs actually taken on the titanic. so as frank is waiting paillette satanic to arrive, he had taken the six hour train trip from the guard tent and paris to become on his second stop, had boarded. was planning to dine with them and was rooting for the septic across. here he is talking with two other men. we don't know who they are. this very famous photograph. i got a very good printed...
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brown: mr. brown: i withdraw that request. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous offered, the senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. >> we recently spoke with a capitol hill reporter. >>> emily etheridge with congressional quarterly. what are the key issues ahead as the senate debates the food and drug administration bill. >> already included in a manager's amendment we'll see on the floor. i it is about a national drug tracing system allow manufacturers to trace drugs with a serial number as they pass through the system. we'll see drug importation and pda more power to investigate things and give employees whistle-blower protections. >> what is the overall purpose of this fda reauthorization? >> purpose of the user fee program is to give the fda more money to conduct its reviews of products like drugs and medical devices to get money from the companies who are applying to get their drugs or products approved. the fda says they really need this money. they count on it to be able to do the things they do to approve these n
brown: mr. brown: i withdraw that request. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous offered, the senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. >> we recently spoke with a capitol hill reporter. >>> emily etheridge with congressional quarterly. what are the key issues ahead as the senate debates the food and drug administration bill. >> already included in a manager's amendment we'll see on the floor. i it is about a national drug tracing system allow...
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liberals left in the university's but most of this put on their brown shirts and march. we have created a real monster in this country and i don't know what to do with it. they have a non liberal way to treat me and they tried and here i am. i am having a pretty good time of it. when they get together they have know -- they are very proud of the fact that they would crush us if they could but they can't. thank god for our constitution. >> tom dell dell. i will take the other side. i think as mark twain said the reports of my death are exaggerated. roosevelt won more times for reelection because -- i think we are approaching 50% of the work force directly or indirectly work for the federal government. in the white house, and -- >> i can't hear. >> is that better? >> maybe so. >> reports of the demise of liberalism are exaggerated. fdr won reelection because he had much of the country on his payroll. today we have 50% roughly of the work force directly or indirectly on the payroll of state, federal and local government. >> is your point that fifty% of the american people d
liberals left in the university's but most of this put on their brown shirts and march. we have created a real monster in this country and i don't know what to do with it. they have a non liberal way to treat me and they tried and here i am. i am having a pretty good time of it. when they get together they have know -- they are very proud of the fact that they would crush us if they could but they can't. thank god for our constitution. >> tom dell dell. i will take the other side. i think...
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brown: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. brown: thank you, madam president. i come to the floor to share some letters that i have received about the importance of freezing the 3.4% stafford subsidized college loan program. it's important because there are 300,000 students in my state alone in ohio, some 380,000, to be more precise, who are in the stafford subsidized loan program and many of them will see as they continue their college education, whether it's at sinclair community college in dayton or youngstown state or hyram college, where their -- their costs are continuing to go up. we know the average ohio college graduate has about $27,000 -- four-year college graduate has $27,000 in student loans. that's much higher than people had a decade ago or 20 years ago or 30 years ago when -- sort of when my generation was in college. the federally subsidized student loans have been a reliable answer for so many in
brown: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. brown: thank you, madam president. i come to the floor to share some letters that i have received about the importance of freezing the 3.4% stafford subsidized college loan program. it's important because there are 300,000 students in my state alone in ohio, some 380,000, to be more precise, who are in the stafford subsidized loan program and many...
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brown: wow. that was interesting. i remember the senator was speaking before me before we left she was praising the republicans for working with her, one republican specifically, about how appreciative she was about working together and taking the time in a bipartisan manner to work forward on a very important piece of legislation that she was spearheading and we worked for. we didn't filibuster that. we didn't filibuster the postal bill, we didn't filibuster the violence against women, the crowdfunding or the insider trading bill but all of a sudden we're filibustering now. bottom line, we wants an opportunity to have an alternative proposal and have a full and fair debate and i think the american people are smart. i know the smerp are -- american people are smarter than that. and i stand before you today to just reference that most students and parents know that in july the fixed interest rates on subsidized government student loans are set to double. that was very eloquently pointed out just now. but let's be clear
brown: wow. that was interesting. i remember the senator was speaking before me before we left she was praising the republicans for working with her, one republican specifically, about how appreciative she was about working together and taking the time in a bipartisan manner to work forward on a very important piece of legislation that she was spearheading and we worked for. we didn't filibuster that. we didn't filibuster the postal bill, we didn't filibuster the violence against women, the...
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i went to browns sporting goods, and i got my first racquet. and the salesperson said, well, what kind do you want? i said, what does $8.29 buy? [laughter] so i got it because i loved the color. purple's my favorite color. lavender, violates all of those -- violets, all of those are my favorite. and i would sleep with my racquet every night, and i would dream about winning anding with number one. [laughter] so when i see this racquet i'm, like, oh, i love it, i love it. [laughter] just like linus, you know, with your blankie? that's how i am with a tennis racquet. when i see a racquet. but the biggest thing is the materials in the racquet. they're so light. my wood b racquet was 13 and three-quarter ounces. oh, my god -- nobody plays -- well, maybe fedderrer. sampras' was pretty hefty when he played. but the aerodynamics are great. the sweet spot be's a lot bigger. i can go on and on. and now they've got this string. all the pros are talking about the string they use, that's all they talk about. oh, it's got little sharp things in the strings,
i went to browns sporting goods, and i got my first racquet. and the salesperson said, well, what kind do you want? i said, what does $8.29 buy? [laughter] so i got it because i loved the color. purple's my favorite color. lavender, violates all of those -- violets, all of those are my favorite. and i would sleep with my racquet every night, and i would dream about winning anding with number one. [laughter] so when i see this racquet i'm, like, oh, i love it, i love it. [laughter] just like...
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about poverty with ink black, we think brown, that's what we mean by color coded it is all races, all colors, all creeds falling faster and poverty now than ever before. specifically women and children. we talk in this book about bill clinton, who i like and respect and she's a friend. i think she's still a friend. i said this a few times over the past couple weeks, maybe not the reality is nobody else in our society in part because the welfare reform bill 15 years ago peter edelman has a book of right now called so richard commesso poor we are not the only ones in caring for put people in this country we are not the only ones talking about before he ever got in the race talking about this particular issue and he famously predicted 15 years ago that this was going we were going to be reaping some dire consequences if bill clinton passed this law. he famously resigned his high post in the clinton administration in protest over this issue. fast-forward 15 years and i have news for you peter was right and that's why we see women and children falling faster than anybody. what does this sa
about poverty with ink black, we think brown, that's what we mean by color coded it is all races, all colors, all creeds falling faster and poverty now than ever before. specifically women and children. we talk in this book about bill clinton, who i like and respect and she's a friend. i think she's still a friend. i said this a few times over the past couple weeks, maybe not the reality is nobody else in our society in part because the welfare reform bill 15 years ago peter edelman has a book...
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. >> you probably want to go to the brown palace. >> yeah, yeah. >> ann, annie, right here. sam and jan. we want to get a picture. there she is. >> look at that darling. i am here because of you. >> oh, i know it. >> right here, please. >> you wanted to raise my taxes. you didn't have to do that. >> he wanted to raise the taxes and i told him to raise revenue in this country. >> we know what you make. >> a long history. >> the author and his wife. don and becky and they have been six years on this baby. >> i'm surprised they finished it in such a quick time with the way you are, you old coot. >> go ahead and tell c-span whatever you like. [laughter] >> these are pals of mine. how are you? your book will get special attention. >> we have already bought it, but i told them that i wanted you to write something in it. >> i have all stacked up the ones i want to sit down and really deal with. i will see you tomorrow. we are doing five different things. we ought to have a pile of books to receive my personal attention and i can do it tomorrow some time. stack them all up. betty j.
. >> you probably want to go to the brown palace. >> yeah, yeah. >> ann, annie, right here. sam and jan. we want to get a picture. there she is. >> look at that darling. i am here because of you. >> oh, i know it. >> right here, please. >> you wanted to raise my taxes. you didn't have to do that. >> he wanted to raise the taxes and i told him to raise revenue in this country. >> we know what you make. >> a long history. >> the...
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myself and senator snowe, senator pryor, senator lieberman, senator enzi, senator kerry, senator brown, cantwell, ayotte, cardin and hagan; a very good representation of our small business committee and others, mr. president, that filed a resolution this week, again, and we've done so every year since 1953. we've done so every year since 1953, to recognize this week, or one week in the year as small business week. and so that's what our resolution which was filed earlier today does. and i hope that leaders mcconnell and reid will take this up and pass it, so that we can honor the 28 million small businesses that exist today in america. we've been doing everything we can, and i'm very proud as the chairman of the small business committee that we've worked in a bipartisan fashion for the most part, trying to give our businesses, first of all, the recognition that nine out of ten new jobs created are being created by a small number of small businesses that are fast growing. they are the net new job creators. these are the businesses that are going to be putting this recession behind us. t
myself and senator snowe, senator pryor, senator lieberman, senator enzi, senator kerry, senator brown, cantwell, ayotte, cardin and hagan; a very good representation of our small business committee and others, mr. president, that filed a resolution this week, again, and we've done so every year since 1953. we've done so every year since 1953, to recognize this week, or one week in the year as small business week. and so that's what our resolution which was filed earlier today does. and i...
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poverty in our situation so we think when we think poverty we talk about poverty with ink black, we think brown, that's what we mean by color coded it is all races, all colors, all creeds falling faster and poverty now than ever before. specifically women and children. we talk in this book about bill clinton, who i like and respect and she's a friend. i think she's still a friend. i said this a few times over the past couple weeks, maybe not the reality is nobody else in our society in part because the welfare reform bill 15 years ago peter edelman has a book of right now called so richard commesso poor we are not the only ones in caring for put people in this country we are not the only ones talking about before he ever got in the race talking about this particular issue and he famously predicted 15 years ago that this was going we were going to be reaping some dire consequences if bill clinton passed this law. he famously resigned his high post in the clinton administration in protest over this issue. fast-forward 15 years and i have news for you peter was right and that's why we see women an
poverty in our situation so we think when we think poverty we talk about poverty with ink black, we think brown, that's what we mean by color coded it is all races, all colors, all creeds falling faster and poverty now than ever before. specifically women and children. we talk in this book about bill clinton, who i like and respect and she's a friend. i think she's still a friend. i said this a few times over the past couple weeks, maybe not the reality is nobody else in our society in part...
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i've been to brown. i've been to georgetown, yale to defend israel. and ago from the left or i do in part because by doing one thing i want to give credit to the netanyahu government, regular public and party, the right republican party won't like it, but in history of the united states, three government leaders have said pro-gay rights things from house of representatives. .. >> with real security for israel, it's not israel's fault. and there are political pressures, and here's the deal, there are clearly political pressures within that democracy, israel, that i believe pull them away from what is the most effective international advocate si, and i am very pleased to try and do some counseling. in the end, the obama administration has taken no negative actions against the israeli government because of a disagreement unlike the bush administration. what we have, though, is, i think, a much more effective way of defending them, and the results are very clear. >> it's good. i just want to point out for the record that it's wonderful to have barney fran
i've been to brown. i've been to georgetown, yale to defend israel. and ago from the left or i do in part because by doing one thing i want to give credit to the netanyahu government, regular public and party, the right republican party won't like it, but in history of the united states, three government leaders have said pro-gay rights things from house of representatives. .. >> with real security for israel, it's not israel's fault. and there are political pressures, and here's the...
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we're looking at brown's field technicians and. how do we bring to bring people into that and create leverage to brownfield training program to really train people from the local community on new technology. a lot of people say well, how is cleaning up a contaminated field, trusting, i have read the course outline and thought maybe i just need to go back to school. because everything was involving some type of online connectivity for data, for data processing, and sharing. but the beauty of that is, these young people, and the people i can be retooled will go off and start businesses. they will be able to move forward and. i think that ties together the entire strategy. >> it's a very good conversation and the hatred and interrupt by want to make sure we get a few questions from the audience before we get ready to go but i think the point that you all are making also is right in line with the thinking around the theme for the national urban league this year which is really how to reconnect education and employment together, and pre
we're looking at brown's field technicians and. how do we bring to bring people into that and create leverage to brownfield training program to really train people from the local community on new technology. a lot of people say well, how is cleaning up a contaminated field, trusting, i have read the course outline and thought maybe i just need to go back to school. because everything was involving some type of online connectivity for data, for data processing, and sharing. but the beauty of...
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brown: i continue and want to family size the remarks that senator lautenberg made. it makes no sense that district judges -- i've not been here that long, but what i've seen happen in the last couple, three years about judges appointed by the president of the united states being slow walked or just ignored or blocked in this body is just outrageous. my first month in office, i was presented with a republican judge coming from a republican president, 2007, approved by my predecessor, senator dewine, and my seat mate, my colleague, senator voinovich. i met with her. i talked with her. i sent up to the judiciary committee my approval. she was confirmed within the first quarter of my first three months -- was confirmed in the second or third month that i was here, because i believed that the president of the united states should have the right to choose judges as long as they're qualified. that's why i ask us to move forward on these judicial nominations. in june 2010, u.s. district judge james carr took senior status creating a vacancy in the northern district court in
brown: i continue and want to family size the remarks that senator lautenberg made. it makes no sense that district judges -- i've not been here that long, but what i've seen happen in the last couple, three years about judges appointed by the president of the united states being slow walked or just ignored or blocked in this body is just outrageous. my first month in office, i was presented with a republican judge coming from a republican president, 2007, approved by my predecessor, senator...
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i've been to berkeley california and i've been to brown and to georgetown, yale to defend israel and i do it from the left in part because one of the things i want to give credit to as the netanyahu government. the right republican party, whether the history of the united states three government leaders have said pro-things from the house of representatives. bill clinton, barack obama and benjamin netanyahu made a very strong pro-gay statement. is one of the few times when the republicans did not stand up to applaud him. but the fact is that if your position is that you're just going to defend whatever the israeli government does, then your credibility as a worldwide defender of israel is weekend. i do not think it is possible and the administration hasn't is hasn't done it to say it's israel's responsibility to get piece. what israel needs to do is make it clear that if there is not a genuine two-state solution with real security for israel it is not israel's fault and there are political pressures and here's the deal. there a clearly political pressures within that democracy of isr
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brown: thank you, madam president. i want to join senator reed of rhode island who just spoke very persuasively about -- certainly about the need to freeze interest rates for stafford loans, for college students in america, and also spoke, i thought very convincingly, about closing a tax loophole that -- that has clearly been used to avoid -- legally, but to avoid taxes by lobbyists, consulting groups, some lawyers, all of whom are making -- using this tax loophole for -- to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars in many cases. the case of former senator john edwards and his law firm, not like most law firms but in his law firm and former speaker newt gingrich, one a democrat, one a republican, has shown the size of this loophole and how it can turn into tens of thousands of dollars. again, legally. i'm not accusing either of these gentlemen of illegal activity. only taking advantage of a loophole that we should close. but i come to the floor today more to make the case of how important these stafford loans, these su
brown: thank you, madam president. i want to join senator reed of rhode island who just spoke very persuasively about -- certainly about the need to freeze interest rates for stafford loans, for college students in america, and also spoke, i thought very convincingly, about closing a tax loophole that -- that has clearly been used to avoid -- legally, but to avoid taxes by lobbyists, consulting groups, some lawyers, all of whom are making -- using this tax loophole for -- to the tune of tens of...